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& Her Provocateurs
Mercury Lounge
Bernadette Seacrest em
bodies all of the most alluring
qualities of a femme fatale
lifted from the pages of a
pulp crime novel. When asked
about her past, she only hints
at some trouble that went
down in Albuquerque before
she skipped town and "fol
lowed her heart to Atlanta."
And it is no small metaphor
that when she parted ways
with her former New Mexico
bandrnates in the Yes Men,
they changed their name to
the Bitter Sermon.
Now, settled alongside guitarist Charles Williams and bassist Kris Dale, Seacrest fronts a trio
that was recently christened Bernadette Seacrest & Her Provocateurs. The group plays a sultry,
loungey blend of dark jazz that fuels the cool voice of the torchy and tattooed seductress.
Indeed, she bears the marks of an old-school rockabilly gal risen above the trashy travails of
club life, arriving on a perch that swings far above the maddening crowd. "I'm kind of a sad
girt," she says. "I like slow, sparse music and I like to sing songs that rip your heart out."
Though most of the group's material is penned by Williams, Seacrest's former Yes Man Pat
Bova continues writing material for her as well. "They both know me very well and are able to
write music that I can get into and own," she adds. And the equation would be imbalanced if
not for her distinct and siren-like croon.
The Provocateurs' sound sways through a bottom-heavy whirr, evoking mystery and melan
choly. Most of Seacrest's repertoire is rooted in 1950s noir sounds, and it's not uncommon to
hear the group snake through a rendition of "Fever" before easing into a haunted rearrange
ment of "Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails. "The tunes are authentically a part of my soul," she adds.
"Singing them is better than any drug." [Chad Radford]
20 FLAGPOLE.COM-APRIL 4,2007
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NEWS & FEATURES I ARTS & EVENTS I MOVIES
MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE 1 CLASSIFIEDS
Wednesday, April 4
Bernadette Seacrest
fellow Venezuelan Jaiker Cham (violin,
cuatro) and playing Venezuelan waltz,
joropo music. Cuban son and flamen
co. Every Wednesday at 8 p m.
GIANT SQUID (Tasty World Upstairs)
Forward-thinking, noisy metal for
fans of Pelican. My Bloody Valentine
and Isis
GRAYCEON (Tasty World Upstairs)
Hard-hitting progressive metal from
Portland. OR
THE HUM (Tasty World) No informa
tion available
“KARAOKE" (Foxz) Every Wednesday
“KARAOKE” (Mells) Every
Wednesday
SEAN LENNON (Melting Point) The
New York songwriter with the famous
mom and dad swoops through Athens
The risk-taking yet mellow debut disc
Into the Sun was released eight years
ago; boasting collaborations with Cibo
Matto. Yoko Ono, Money Mark and
Vincent Gallo, the new disc Friendly
Fire sees the light of day
LULLWATER (The Library) John
Strickland (guitar, vocals). Nick
Thomas (drums). Will Manelos (guitar)
and Rob Smith (bass) play classic and
recent rock covers, peppering their set
with original songs
MAMA’S LOVE The Library) This
new local funk/ jam six-piece plays
original tunes, but also covers ‘the
classic songs that have shaped and in
spired their musical growth" Formerly
known as Funkward Bound.
KALEN NASH (Tasty World) Kalen
Nash, formerly one half of local young
folk duo Gabriel Young, plays soulful.
R&B-inlluenced pop along the lines of
Jack Johnson
“OPEN JAM" (DT’S) Bring your
instrument and join in For more infor
mation call 706-208-1474
PRIME TIME JAZZ (Porterhouse)
Drummer Tony McCutchen. bass
ist Chris Enghauser and pianist Jim
McKillip perform jazz standards for
the dinner-and-a-drink set every
Wednesday
THE RAMEKINS (City Bar) Pianist-
guitarist Rand Lines (Rand Lines Trio.
Freeze Tag) plays jazz originals as
well as standards from John Zorn and
Deadline to be listed in the next issue:
Monday by 11 a.m. Contact the
music department; (706) 549-9523,
ext. 203; fax to (706) 548-8981; email
at abc@tlagpole.com, send post to P.0
Box 1027. Athens, GA 30603
Wednesday, Apr. 4
AN EPIC AT BEST (Tasty World)
Fronted by Robert Gunn and his pow
erful piano and augmented by drummer
James McGaw, bassist Natalie Roberts
and guitarist Roy Coughlin, An Epic
At Best leans towards an empathetic
second-generation emo rock of the
mid-to-late 90s, but expands past
clich6 and presumption to something
more authentic. The debut album is
There Will Be Rain
THE ANGELIC PROCESS (Tasty
World Upstairs) Formed in 2001,
The Angelic Process was lor a while
based out of Athens, but now lives in
Alabama The band still spends a lot
of time in Athens though The duo of
K Angylus and MDragynfly plays ambi
ent drone metal inlluenced by the likes
of Neurosis and Swans See p. 27
AZ-IZ (Georgia Theatre) AZ-IZ is
shorthand for Adrian Zelskis InFinite
Zero, the Dubconscious Irontman uses
laptops and a KAOSS pad to provide
“an atmosphere for both dancing
and good conversation,* says Zelski.
“Music will include styles such as dub.
down-tempo, reggae, afrobeat, funk
and Latin selections .*
BERNADETTESEACREST & HER
PROVOCATEURS (Mercury Lounge)
Vintage-style, jazz-inflected torch
songs are the specialty of Bernadette
Seacrest, who moved to Atlanta about a
year ago See Box
CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT
(Georgia Theatre) This dynamic
Chicago musicians' collective is rooted
deeply in 70s funk married to tradi
tional afrobeat, a sound that evolved
out of Nigeria in the 60s and 70s
Polyrhythmic grooves, sharp horns
and a little bit of electronica house all
make their way into the mix Benefit for
Global Green USA.
CRAIG LIESKE & CHRIS HERRON
(Flicker) Guitarist Craig Lieske
(Garbage Island. Diet Rockstar, etc)
and bassist Chris Herron (Garbage
Island. ex-Sci Fu) collaborate on a set
of improvised rock. 8 30 p m
DJ SIZZLE (Loft) Spinning the dance
numbers every Wednesday
ENTROPY (Georgia Theatre)
Frequently accompanied by backup
singers, guest percussionists and
a horn section, the once-Atheman,
now-relocated-to-Atlanta funk-fu
sion group put out the full-length
Ltve+Rebel+Funk+Love in 2005 The
guys spent much of last year hammer
ing away at a new one called Crawl, out
now—see p. 30 for a review Benefit
for Global Green USA .
TINO GARRIDO (Casa Mia) The
main vocalist for Orquesta Grogus
focuses on classical guitar music from
Venezuela, tonight accompanied by
A IS PLAYING AT B ON C
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